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Cassia L.
Sennat? Senna?
Cassia, Biota of North America Program (query database) [BONAP]

Foodplants for Acherontia lachesis, Acraea ventura, Anabasis ochrodesma, Anthene seltuttus affinis, Aphrissa statira, Ascalapha odorata, Catopsilia florella, C. pyranthe, Cigaritis victoriae, Coeliades libeon, Colias eurytheme, Deudorix antalus, Eurema arbela gratiosa, E. hecabe, E. hecabe, E. hecabe contubernalis, E. lisa, E. mexicana, E. nicippe, Gesta gesta, Lesmone formularis, Orgyia vetusta, Phalera raya, Phoebis agarithe, P. philea, P. sennae, Polyura pyrrhus, Proteides mercurius, Rhodogastria amasis, Stauropus alternus, Synargis mycone, Theope publius?

I've some confusion between Cassia and Senna, beware!

Cassia marilandica L.
Wild Senna
Cassia marilandica ; [GMBOT, 504]
Cassia medsgeri Shafer
Wild Senna
?Cassia acuminata Moench
Cassia Medsgeri ; [GMBOT, 505]
Cassia tora L.
'Sirppikassia'
Cassia Tora ; [GMBOT, 505]

Foodplant for Catopsilia pomona pomona, C. pyranthe pyranthe, C. scylla cornelia, Eurema hecabe hobsoni

Cassia obtusifolia L.
'Afrikankassia' Sicklepod
Cassia obtusifolia ; [GMBOT, 505 (as syn. of C. tora)]

Foodplant for Anabasis ochrodesma, Catopsilia scylla, C. scylla cornelia, Phoebis sennae

Cassia occidentalis L.
Cassia occidentalis ; [GMBOT, 505]

Foodplant for Catopsilia florella, C. pomona pomona, C. pyranthe pyranthe, Saenura flava

Cassia chamaecrista L.
Partridge Pea
Cassia Chamaecrista ; [GMBOT, 505]
C. c. var. robusta Pollard
Cassia Chamaecrista var. robusta ; [GMBOT, 505]
Cassia depressa Pollard
Cassia depressa ; [GMBOT, 505]
Cassia nictitans L.
'Tuntokassia' Sensitive Partridgepea Wild Sensitive Plant
Cassia nictitans ; [GMBOT, 505]

 
Cassia artemisioides Gaud.
Feathery cassia

Foodplant for Jalmenus icilius

Cassia fasciculata
Showy partridgepea
 
Cassia fistula L.
India. See [About maps] Cassia Pods

Foodplant for Anabasis ochrodesma, Anthene lycaenoides, A. seltuttus, Candalides absimilis, Catopsilia pomona, C. pomona pomona, C. pyranthe?, C. pyranthe pyranthe, C. scylla, C. scylla cornelia, Charaxes castor flavifasciatus, Cydia tonosticha, Eurema smilax, E. smilax, Hypolycaena phorbas, Polyura pyrrhus sempronius

Cassia acutifolia Del.
N.Africa, Egypt, East Tropical Africa. See [About maps] Alexandrian Senna
Cassia angustifolia Vahl
Arabia - India. See [About maps] Indian Senna

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References:
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automaticly generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BONAP]
A Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands; A data base interface; BONAP U.S. Checklist - 1998; Provided by TAMU-BWG; Texas A & M Bioinformatics Working Group; Based on; Biota of North America Program
[GMBOT]
Robinson, Benjamin L., Fernald, Merrit Lyndon, 1908; Gray's New Manual of Botany (7th edition); A Handbook of the Flowering Plants and Ferns of the Central and Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada; American Book Company

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